A flight attendant fired after boyfriend proposed to her mid-flight

Shanghai : Mid-air flight attendant did not understand her boyfriend's marriage proposal would cost her job.

Never in the wildest dreams of one unnamed China Eastern Airlines flight attendant has it occurred to her that her boyfriend's heart-warming mid-flight proposal will cost her job. In May, the romantic video of her boyfriend asking her hand in marriage went viral in Chinese social media.

The said video was first shared by Chinese news video platform Pear Video on May 19. Weibo, a Chinese micro-blogging site and social media platform, also uploaded the video on its YouTube channel on the same day.

The flight attendant was taken by surprise when her boyfriend dropped down on one knee and asked for her hand about half an hour after their flight from Xi An to Yinchuan took off. Still in shock, she made use of the in-flight announcement system to thank the passengers who have applauded and filmed the romantic gesture.

Apparently, China Eastern Airlines sent a letter dismissing the flight attendant from the company on September 12. The dismissal letter stated that the reason why she was removed from her post is that the romantic proposal caused a disturbance. Such disruption could have endangered the safety of the flight's passengers.

The airline’s decision became a point of contention on Chinese social media. Some netizens were against the decision, going as far as to call the airlines' officials as "inhuman" for firing her over a marriage proposal. Others, meanwhile, were in favour of their decision, stating that such romantic gestures should be performed away from the eyes of the public.

China Eastern Airlines have yet to comment or issue an official statement on the matter, as of this writing.